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Dynamic properties of a high- T sub c superconductor: Direct evidence for non-BCS behavior

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA)
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  1. IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (US)
  2. Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (USA)
Measurements of the temperature dependence of the infrared conductivity of the CuO{sub 2} planes in YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} in the superconducting state are reported. Remarkably, we find that the temperature dependence of {sigma}{sub 1}({omega},{ital T}) is independent of {omega} for {omega}{approx lt}500 cm{sup {minus}1}, and that it is the same as that of the nuclear Korringa product, 1/{ital T}{sub 1}{ital T}. These observations indicate that for the best-characterized high-temperature superconductor, YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}, the phenomenology of dynamic properties is fundamentally different from that of conventional superconductors.
OSTI ID:
5561856
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA) Vol. 43:10; ISSN PRBMD; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English